19990521: So Reg transfers

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• Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 15:50:52 -0600

999 
NOUS41 KWBC 212113
PNSWSH

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 99-XX DRAFT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1100 AM CDT THU MAY 13 1999

TO        FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
          WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ CUSTOMERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER
          SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
 
FROM      X. WILLIAM PROENZA...SOUTHERN REGION DIRECTOR

SUBJECT   FORECAST AND LONG-FUSED WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY
          RESPONSIBILITY TRANSFER TO THE SHREVEPORT /SHV/ WEATHER
          FORECAST OFFICE ON JULY 15 1999

EFFECTIVE THURSDAY JULY 15 1999 AT 1100 A.M. CENTRAL DAYLIGHT
TIME /CDT/... 1600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/... FORECAST
AND LONG-FUSED WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY RESPONSIBILITY FOR 48
COUNTY AND PARISH ZONES IN EAST TEXAS AND CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST
LOUISIANA /TABLE 1/ WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE WEATHER FORECAST
OFFICE /WFO/ IN SHREVEPORT /SHV/ LOUISIANA FROM THE NEW ORLEANS
/LIX/... FORT WORTH /FWD/... TULSA /TSA/... AND LITTLE ROCK /LZK/
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES.  TRANSFERRING THESE SERVICES WILL
ENABLE A MORE EFFICIENT MANNER TO SERVE THESE COUNTIES.

BECAUSE OF THESE IMPROVEMENTS... CUSTOMERS MUST TAKE APPROPRIATE
ACTION TO RECEIVE THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN TABLE 2 USING THE NEW
PRODUCT IDENTIFIER FROM WFO SHV.

TABLE 1: ZONES TRANSFERRED TO SHV.  UNIVERSAL CODES /UGC/ FOR
THESE ZONES /Z/ ARE SHOWN IN THE TABLE.

FROM NEW ORLEANS /NEW/
PARISH         UGC ZONE /Z/ CODE   PARISH         UGC ZONE /Z/
CADDO          LAZ001              JACKSON        LAZ013
BOSSIER        LAZ002              QUACHITA       LAZ014
WEBSTER        LAZ003              SABINE         LAZ017
CLAIBORNE      LAZ004              NATCHITOCHES   LAZ018
LINCOLN        LAZ005              WINN           LAZ019
UNION          LAZ006              GRANT          LAZ020
DE SOTO        LAZ010              CALDWELL       LAZ021
RED RIVER      LAZ011              LA SALLE       LAZ022
BIENVILLE      LAZ012


FROM FORT WORTH /FWD/

COUNTY         UGC ZONE /Z/ CODE   COUNTY         UGC ZONE /Z/
RED RIVER      TXZ096              SMITH          TXZ136
BOWIE          TXZ097              GREGG          TXZ137
FRANKLIN       TXZ108              HARRISON       TXZ138
TITUS          TXZ109              CHEROKEE       TXZ149
CAMP           TXZ110              RUSK           TXZ150
MORRIS         TXZ111              PANOLA         TXZ151
CASS           TXZ112              NACOGDOCHES    TXZ152
WOOD           TXZ124              SHELBY         TXZ153
UPSHUR         TXZ125              ANGELINA       TXZ165
MARION         TXZ126              SAN AUGUSTINE  TXZ166
                                   SABINE         TXZ167
FROM TULSA /TSA/

COUNTY         UGC ZONE /Z/ CODE
MCCURTAIN      OKZ077

FROM LITTLE ROCK /LZK/
COUNTY         UGC ZONE /Z/ CODE   COUNTY         UGC ZONE /Z/
SEVIER         ARZ050              MILLER         ARZ070
HOWARD         ARZ051              LAFAYETTE      ARZ071
LITTLE RIVER   ARZ059              COLUMBIA       ARZ072
HEMPSTEAD      ARZ060              UNION          ARZ073
NEVADA         ARZ061

TABLE 2.  THE FOLLOWING FORECAST AND LONG-FUSED
WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY PRODUCTS WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO SHV.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION           NWWS ID        WMO HEADING

**ZONE FORECAST        /NEW/ NEWZFPSHV       FPUS54 KSHV
                   LIX /OLD/ NEWZFPLA        FPUS54 KLIX
                   FTW /OLD/ FTWZFPTX        FPUS54 KFWD
                  *TSA /OLD/ OKCZFPTUL       FPUS54 KTSA
                   LZK /OLD/ LITZFPAR        FPUS54 KLZK

FLASH FLOOD WATCH      /NEW/ NEWFFASHV       WGUS64 KSHV
                  *LIX /OLD/ NEWFFANEW       RWUS31 KNEW
                  *FTW /OLD/ FTWFFAFTW       RWUS31 KFTW
                  *TSA /OLD/ OKCFFATUL       WGUS64 KTSA
                  *LZK /OLD/ LITFFALIT       RWUS31 KLIT

NON-PRECIPITATION      /NEW/ NEWNPWSHV       WWUS74 KSHV
                  *LIX /OLD/ NEWNPWNEW       WWUS45 KNEW
                  *FTW /OLD/ FTWNPWFTW       WWUS45 KFTW
                  *TSA /OLD/ OKCNPWTUL       WWUS45 KTSA
                  *LZK /OLD/ LITNPWLIT       WWUS45 KLIT

CODED CITY             /NEW/ NEWCCFSHV       FPUS44 KSHV
FORECAST          *LIX /OLD/ NEWCCFNEW       FPUS44 KLIX
                  *FTW /OLD/ FTWCCFFTW       FPUS44 KFWD
                  *TSA /OLD/ OKCCCFTUL       FPUS44 KTSA
                  *LZK /OLD/ LITCCFLIT       FPUS44 KLZK

WINTER WEATHER         /NEW/ NEWWSWSHV       WWUS44 KSHV
PRODUCTS          *LIX /OLD/ NEWWSWNEW       WWUS44 KLIX
                  *FTW /OLD/ FTWWSWFTW       WWUS44 KFWD
                  *TSA /OLD/ OKCWSWTUL       WWUS44 KTSA
                  *LZK /OLD/ LITWSWLIT       WWUS44 KLZK

* THESE OLD PRODUCTS WILL CONTINUE TO EXIST...BUT WILL COVER
AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE SHV COUNTY AND PARISH WARNING AND FORECAST
AREA.

** CUSTOMERS THAT USE THE NEWZFPLA... FTWZFPTX... AND/OR LITZFPAR
FOR AREAS NOT LISTED IN TABLE 1... THE PRODUCT AFOS/AWIPS
IDENTIFIER WILL CHANGE TO NEWZFPNEW... FTWZFPFTW... AND LITZFPLIT
RESPECTIVELY. CUSTOMERS OF NWWS SERVICE MUST MAKE CHANGES TO
RECEIVE THIS PRODUCT AFTER JULY 15 1999.  THE WMO HEADERS FOR
THESE PRODUCTS WILL NOT CHANGE.

FOR HOLDERS OF WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL /WSOM/ CHAPTER
C-11...APPENDIX A /ZONE FORECAST BOUNDARIES/.... THIS UPDATES
PAGES A-47...A-51... A-57... A-63... AND A-69.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT:

LEE HARRISON                       KEN GRAHAM
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE            PUBLIC/MARINE METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE           NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
5655 HOLLYWOOD AVENUE              SOUTHERN REGION HEADQUARTERS
SHREVEPORT LA 71109-7750           819 TAYLOR ST. RM 10A11
318-631-3669                       FORT WORTH TX 76102
                                   817-978-2652 EX107
..NOTE TO INTERNET USERS...
THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE POSTED ON /USE
LOWER CASE/  HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM

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